Novel therapeutic and preventive strategies for Clostridium difficile infections.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1029539

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The bacterium Clostridium difficile is the major cause of nosocomial diarrhoea in many countries, including Australia. More virulent isolates have recently emerged, leading to increased incidence and disease severity in many countries. This project will make a major contribution to our understanding of how these bacteria cause disease. Preventive or treatment measures based on these research findings will help to prevent or lessen the severity of any epidemics that occur in Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $508,556.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Bacteriology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

bacterial genetics | bacterial pathogen | bacterial pathogenicity | bacterial toxins | bacterial virulence | nosocomial infections | vaccine technology | vaccine-preventable diseases

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